Sports quiz conducted in Quizweek 2018 - IIT Guwahati

1. SPORTS QUIZ
QUIZWEEK
Sagar Mewar

2. QUALIFIERS

3. RULES
 Each question carries 1 marks – total 25 questions in the qualifiers
 Top 8 team qualify for the finals

4. 1. FILL THE BLANKED OUT PORTIONS

5. 2. WHICH SPORT ?
 The game originated as a sport in Britain during the 1880s, where it was played among the upper class
as an after-dinner parlour game, then commonly known as “wiff-waff’.
 During the early 1900s, the game was banned in Russia because the rulers at the time believed that
playing the game had an adverse effect on player’s eyesight.
 It was introduced as an Olympic sport at the Olympics in 1988.

6. 3. WHAT IS THIS GYMNASTIC MANOUVRE CALLED ?

7. 4. NAME THE ATHLETE
 Which legendary athlete landed himself in controversy when he said,“ All my life I believed I became an
athlete through my own determination, but it's impossible to think that being descended from slaves
hasn't left an imprint through the generations. Difficult as it was to hear, slavery has benefited
descendants like me -- I believe there is a superior athletic gene in us”.
 He has won four Olympic gold medals and eight World Championship gold medals and is generally
considered one of the greatest and most consistent sprinters in the history of track and field.

8. 5. WHICH PHRASE ?
 The late Spanish broadcaster Andres Montes is generally credited with coining the phrase during his
television commentary for the 2006 Football World Cup. Montes used the phrase to describe precise,
elegant passing of the ball.
 The playing style involves roaming movement and positional interchange among midfielders, moving
the ball in intricate patterns, and sharp, one- or two- touch passing. It has been described as a
“nonsensical phrase that has come to mean short passing, patience and possession above all else.”

9. 6. ID THE SPORTSPERSON

10. 7. WHOSE ‘GOLDEN’ WORDS ?
 “Desire and need makes you do things that one shouldn’t. There’s more to life than that. Once I asked
myself how long I would last in cricket. But what after that? Lara, Tendulkar and Ponting are champions
on the field but what about their life after cricket? That's a big question waiting ahead”.
 Whose words, when he decide to retire at a young age of 29 and became a priest?
 He also holds the record of being the youngest test captain.

11. 8. WHY DIDN’T THEY PARTICIPATE ?
 Sprinter Martin Glickman and long jumper and sprinter Sam Stoller travelled with the American squad to
the 1936 Olympics, but eventually did not participate in their respective events. In 1998 though, the
president of the US Olympic Association presented them with two plaques. “in lieu of the gold medals
they didn’t win”.
 Why did they didn't participate in their respective events ?

12. 9. WHAT’S THEIR NICKNAME ?
 Atlanta Hawks are a professional basketball team based from
Atlanta, Georgia in the NBA.
 Their logo has been popularly nicknamed after its
resemblance to something. What ?

13. 10. NAME THE TEAM
 The first part of this teams name stands for Unilazer Sports Ventures, the venture capital firm of the
highly supportive team owner.
 The second part is derived from the goddess who supposedly guards the region which they represent.

14. 11. WHAT DOES THE TERM STAND FOR ?
 Trampolining is a recreational activity, acrobatic training tool as well as a competitive Olympic sport in
which athletes perform acrobatics while bouncing on a trampoline. In competition, these can include
simple jumps in the straight, pike, tuck, full flip, or straddle position to more complex combinations of
forward or backward somersaults and twists.
 An athlete is judged on the basis of his/her DD score (degree of difficulty) added to the TOF. From this
sum, points are deducted for bad form and horizontal displacement from the center of the bed made by
he player to get to the overall score.
 What does TOF stand for ?

15. 12. ID THE PLAYER
 Wimbledon’s Ball Boys and Girls (BBG) are famous for the rigorous training they undergo to ensure the
smooth operation of the world’s most famous tennis tournament.
 But such is the extent of their well-drilled preparations that it has now emerged they keep a secret
dossier of the player’s stranger habits and demands. The list includes details of which players want the
same ball with which they have just won a serve, prefer to be given a ball from a particular corner or like
to have a towel handed to them after every point
 Denmark’s X is another particular difficult player for the BBGs. While most players will receive balls from
either side of the court, this one only wants balls from X’s service side, which means those suppliers must
always ensure they have enough balls for X.
 Who?

16. 13. ID THE SPORTSPERSON

17. 14. HOW HAS HIS CRIME BEEN
IMMORTALIZED?
Prometheus is a Titan, the son of Iapetus and Themis, and brother to Atlas, Epimetheus and Menoetius.
He is known for his wily intelligence and as a champion of mankind and is credited with the creation of man
from clay. It is said that he defied the gods by stealing something from Zeus and giving it to humans, an act
that enabled progress and civilization. Zeus then punished him for his crime by having him bound to a rock
while a great eagle ate his liver every day, only to have it grow back to be eaten again the next day.
How has Prometheus’s crime been immortalized?

18. 15. WHAT’S HIS CLAIM TO FAME ?
Hafþór Júlíus "Thor" Björnsson (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhafθour ˈjuːliʏs ˈpjœsːɔn]; born November 26,
1988) is an Icelandic professional strongman, actor, and former professional basketball player.
At the 2018 Arnold Strongman Competition, Björnsson established his reign with a victory in the deadlifting
competition, beating last year’s winner Brian Shaw and Mikhail Shivlyakov from Russia.
It took him three attempts at the Elephant Bar deadlift to successfully lift a whopping 472 kg (1,041 lb),
setting a new world record.
How do we know him better ?

19. 16. WHICH SPORTING EQUIPMENT ?
 According to a popular belief first published by Malcolm Whitman in 1932, this piece of sporting
equipment gets its name from the Arabic term rahat al-yad, meaning "palm of hand". Used in more than
one sport, the size of the equipment varies according to the sport. What ?

20. 17. ID X AND Y
 On 11 March 2010, X launched its range in India with the announcement of Y as the brand ambassador.
Stuart Law, a former Australian Test player, called it “a half-brick on a stick”. Launched with a fanfare of
publicity, it shunned defensive cricket and promoted big hitting. Suresh Raina, Y’s teammate, also used
the equipment (manufactured by X) without much success.
 Id X and Y

21. 18. ID THE TERM
________ ________ defence in volleyball lingo is used for a one-handed block during the game. It is derived
from the name of a popular character because of the certain way he tackled his attackers from the top of a
building in the city of New York.
What term ?

22. 19. HOW WAS THE DISPUTE SETTLED ?
In a Bundesliga match played on March 2012 between Bayern Munich FC and Hertha Berlin, Bayern ended
up wining comfortably with a score line of 6-0. In the 25th minute of the match , when Bayern were leading
three goals to nil , a free kick was awarded to them. Both Toni Kroos and Franck Ribery lined up to take the
free-kick but were unable to convince the other to back out. Eventually they settled their dispute through a
game of ___________ and Ribery went on take it.
How did they settle their dispute?

23. 20. ID X AND Y
 This logo was recently unveiled by the government of X
when they became the sponsors of Y.
 Give X and Y.

24. 21. WHICH GAME ?
 X, also known as Werewolf, is a game created by Dmitry Davidoff, a professor at the Moscow University,
in 1986 modelling a conflict between an informed minority, the X, and an uninformed majority, the
innocents.
 He developed the game to combine psychology research with his duties teaching high school students.
The game became popular in other Soviet colleges and schools and by the mid 1990s a version of the
game was made into a Latvian television series.
 The word X means swagger or bravado.
Id X

25. 22. ID THE BLANKED OUT PART

26. 23. WHO IS HE NAMED AFTER ?
 Half brother of the Wijnaldum brothers Georginio and Giliano, this
Dutch international plays for the Premier League club Huddersfield
Town predominantly as a winger but also as a striker.
 Born on 4th of June, who is he named after ?

27. 24. WHAT EXACTLY WAS HIS ‘HASTY ACTION’ ?
 At the time of his death in 2015, Harvey Pollack, the legendary sports statistician, held the distinction of
being the only individual still working for the NBA since its inaugural 1946-47 season. He also served as
a long term director of statistical information for the Philadelphia 76ers
 His hasty action after a particular match, is famously captured in an iconic black-and-white photograph.
According to him it was the busiest night of his career.
 What exactly was his ‘hasty action’ ?

28. 25. WHAT WAS THE SOURCE OF INSPIRATION ?
 7 Days in Hell is a mockumentary directed by Jake
Szymanski and written by Murray Miller. The film
premiered on July 11, 2015 on HBO and July 8 on HBO
Now. What was the source of inspiration for this
mockumentary ?

29. END OF FIRST HALF

30. ANSWERS

31. 1. FILL THE BLANKED OUT PORTIONS

32. ALEX CARREY, GLENN MAXWELL

33. 2. WHICH SPORT ?
 The game originated as a sport in Britain during the 1880s, where it was played among the upper class
as an after-dinner parlour game, then commonly known as “wiff-waff’.
 During the early 1900s, the game was banned in Russia because the rulers at the time believed that
playing the game had an adverse effect on player’s eyesight.
 It was introduced as an Olympic sport at the Olympics in 1988.

34. TABLE TENNIS

35. 3. WHAT IS THIS GYMNASTIC MANOUVRE CALLED ?

36. PRODUNOVA, NAMED AFTER THE RUSSIAN
GYMNAST YELENA

37. 4. NAME THE ATHLETE
 Which legendary athlete landed himself in controversy when he said, “ All my life I believed I became an
athlete through my own determination, but it's impossible to think that being descended from slaves
hasn't left an imprint through the generations. Difficult as it was to hear, slavery has benefited
descendants like me -- I believe there is a superior athletic gene in us”.
 He has won four Olympic gold medals and eight World Championship gold medals and is generally
considered one of the greatest and most consistent sprinters in the history of track and field.

38. MICHAEL JOHNSON

39. 5. WHICH PHRASE ?
 The late Spanish broadcaster Andres Montes is generally credited with coining the phrase during his
television commentary for the 2006 Football World Cup. Montes used the phrase to describe precise,
elegant passing of the ball.
 The playing style involves roaming movement and positional interchange among midfielders, moving
the ball in intricate patterns, and sharp, one- or two- touch passing. It has been described as a
“nonsensical phrase that has come to mean short passing, patience and possession above all else.”

40. TIKI-TAKA

41. 6. ID THE SPORTSPERSON

42. VIJENDER SINGH

43. 7. WHOSE ‘GOLDEN’ WORDS ?
 “Desire and need makes you do things that one shouldn’t. There’s more to life than that. Once I asked
myself how long I would last in cricket. But what after that? Lara, Tendulkar and Ponting are champions
on the field but what about their life after cricket? That's a big question waiting ahead”.
 Whose words, when he decide to retire at a young age of 29 and became a priest?
 He also holds the record of being the youngest test captain.

44. TATENDU TAIBU

45. 8. WHY DIDN’T THEY PARTICIPATE ?
 Sprinter Martin Glickman and long jumper and sprinter Sam Stoller travelled with the American squad to
the 1936 Olympics, but eventually did not participate in their respective events. In 1998 though, the
president of the US Olympic Association presented them with two plaques. “in lieu of the gold medals
they didn’t win”.
 Why did they didn't participate in their respective events ?

46. GLICKMAN AND SAM STOLLER, WERE FOLLOWERS OF JUDAISM AND SO WERE
REPLACED ON THE 4 × 100 M RELAY TEAM BY RALPH METCALFE AND JESSE
OWENS TO AVOID DISPLEASING ADOLF HITLER

47. 9. WHAT’S THEIR NICKNAME ?
 Atlanta Hawks are a professional basketball team based from
Atlanta, Georgia in the NBA.
 Their logo has been popularly nicknamed after its
resemblance to something. What ?

48. PAC-MAN

49. 10. NAME THE TEAM
 The first part of this teams name stands for Unilazer Sports Ventures, the venture capital firm of the
highly supportive team owner.
 The second part is derived from the goddess who supposedly guards the region which they represent.

50. U MUMBA

51. 11. WHAT DOES THE TERM STAND FOR ?
 Trampolining is a recreational activity, acrobatic training tool as well as a competitive Olympic sport in
which athletes perform acrobatics while bouncing on a trampoline. In competition, these can include
simple jumps in the straight, pike, tuck, full flip, or straddle position to more complex combinations of
forward or backward somersaults and twists.
 An athlete is judged on the basis of his/her DD score (degree of difficulty) added to the TOF. From this
sum, points are deducted for bad form and horizontal displacement from the center of the bed made by
he player to get to the overall score.
 What does TOF stand for ?

52. TIME OF FLIGHT

53. 12. ID THE PLAYER
 Wimbledon’s Ball Boys and Girls (BBG) are famous for the rigorous training they undergo to ensure the
smooth operation of the world’s most famous tennis tournament.
 But such is the extent of their well-drilled preparations that it has now emerged they keep a secret
dossier of the player’s stranger habits and demands. The list includes details of which players want the
same ball with which they have just won a serve, prefer to be given a ball from a particular corner or like
to have a towel handed to them after every point
 Denmark’s X is another particular difficult player for the BBGs. While most players will receive balls from
either side of the court, this one only wants balls from X’s service side, which means those suppliers must
always ensure they have enough balls for X.
 Who?

54. CAROLINE WOZNIACKI

55. 13. ID THE SPORTSPERSON

56. MICHAEL PHELPS

57. 14. HOW HAS HIS CRIME BEEN
IMMORTALIZED?
Prometheus is a Titan, the son of Iapetus and Themis, and brother to Atlas, Epimetheus and Menoetius.
He is known for his wily intelligence and as a champion of mankind and is credited with the creation of man
from clay. It is said that he defied the gods by stealing something from Zeus and giving it to humans, an act
that enabled progress and civilization. Zeus then punished him for his crime by having him bound to a rock
while a great eagle ate his liver every day, only to have it grow back to be eaten again the next day.
How has Prometheus’s crime been immortalized?

58. OLYMPIC FLAME
 He is credited with stealing the fire from Zeus and giving it to
humanity.

59. 15. WHAT’S HIS CLAIM TO FAME ?
Hafþór Júlíus "Thor" Björnsson (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhafθour ˈjuːliʏs ˈpjœsːɔn]; born November 26,
1988) is an Icelandic professional strongman, actor, and former professional basketball player.
At the 2018 Arnold Strongman Competition, Björnsson established his reign with a victory in the deadlifting
competition, beating last year’s winner Brian Shaw and Mikhail Shivlyakov from Russia.
It took him three attempts at the Elephant Bar deadlift to successfully lift a whopping 472 kg (1,041 lb),
setting a new world record.
How do we know him better ?

60. HE PLAYS SER GREGOR “THE MOUNTAIN” IN THE
HBO SERIES GAME OF THRONES

61. 16. WHICH SPORTING EQUIPMENT ?
 According to a popular belief first published by Malcolm Whitman in 1932, this piece of sporting
equipment gets its name from the Arabic term rahat al-yad, meaning "palm of hand". Used in more than
one sport, the size of the equipment varies according to the sport. What ?

62. RACKET OR RACQUET

63. 17. ID X AND Y
 On 11 March 2010, X launched its range in India with the announcement of Y as its brand ambassador.
Stuart Law, a former Australian Test player, called it “a half-brick on a stick”. Launched with much fanfare
and publicity, it shunned defensive cricket and promoted big hitting. Suresh Raina, Y’s teammate, also
used the equipment (manufactured by X) without much success.
 Id X and Y

64. X – MONGOOSE, Y – MATTHEW HAYDEN

65. 18. ID THE TERM
________ ________ defence in volleyball lingo is used for a one-handed block during the game. It is derived
from the name of a popular character because of the certain way he tackled his attackers from the top of a
building in the city of New York.
What term ?

66. KING KONG DEFENSE

67. 19. HOW WAS THE DISPUTE SETTLED ?
In a Bundesliga match played on March 2012 between Bayern Munich FC and Hertha Berlin, Bayern ended
up wining comfortably with a score line of 6-0. In the 25th minute of the match , when Bayern were leading
three goals to nil , a free kick was awarded to them. Both Toni Kroos and Franck Ribery lined up to take the
free-kick but were unable to convince the other to back out. Eventually they settled their dispute through a
game of ___________ and Ribery went on take it.
How did they settle their dispute?

68. ROCK-PAPER-SCISSORS

69. 20. ID X AND Y
 This logo was recently unveiled by the government of X
when they became the sponsors of Y.
 Give X and Y.

70. X – ORISSA, Y – INDIAN HOCKEY TEAM

71. 21. WHICH GAME ?
 X, also known as Werewolf, is a game created by Dmitry Davidoff, a professor at the Moscow University,
in 1986 modelling a conflict between an informed minority, the X, and an uninformed majority, the
innocents.
 He developed the game to combine psychology research with his duties teaching high school students.
The game became popular in other Soviet colleges and schools and by the mid 1990s a version of the
game was made into a Latvian television series.
 The word X means swagger or bravado.
Id X

72. MAFIA

73. 22. ID THE BLANKED OUT PART

74. ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC

75. 23. WHO IS HE NAMED AFTER ?
 Half brother of the Wijnaldum brothers Georginio and Giliano, this
Dutch international plays for the Premier League club Huddersfield
Town predominantly as a winger but also as a striker.
 Born on 4th of June, who is he named after ?

76. RAJIV VAN LA PARRA, NAMED AFTER RAJIV GANDHI

77. 24. WHAT EXACTLY WAS HIS ‘HASTY ACTION’ ?
 At the time of his death in 2015, Harvey Pollack, the legendary sports statistician, held the distinction of
being the only individual still working for the NBA since its inaugural 1946-47 season. He also served as
a long term director of statistical information for the Philadelphia 76ers
 His hasty action after a particular match, is famously captured in an iconic black-and-white photograph.
According to him it was the busiest night of his career.
 What exactly was his ‘hasty action’ ?

78. HE SCRIBBLED THE NUMBER 100 ON A PIECE OF PAPER WHICH WAS
SHOWN BY WILT CAMBERLAIN AFTER HIS RECORD BREAKING FEAT

79. 25.WHAT WAS THE SOURCE OF INSPIRATION ?
 7 Days in Hell is a mockumentary directed by Jake
Szymanski and written by Murray Miller. The film
premiered on July 11, 2015 on HBO and July 8 on HBO
Now. What was the source of inspiration for this
mockumentary ?

80. THE FILM WAS INSPIRED BY THE ISNER–MAHUT MARATHON MEN'S
SINGLES MATCH AT THE 2010 WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONSHIPS